Yet that's what happened to the monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz, a 12th-century Cistercian monastery near Vienna, whose CD of Gregorian chants has become a runaway hit.

The debut CD, Chant: Music for Paradise, was first released in Europe in May and spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on Britain's classical charts. The album made it to No. 7 on the country's pop charts.

The group’s new Gregorian chant CD debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s classical music chart last week (June 10, 2015). Photo by Christopher McLallen, courtesy of the Monks of Norcia ...

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, made it debut on Billboard's classical-music chart at No. 1 last week. The album, Benedicta, was also the top overall ...

On Continuum this week will be a special program devoted Gregorian Chant, from a ten-CD set of the History of Music. Specifically, this volume covers musical Europe in the era of Gregorian ...

The Gregorian chant CD is available for a $10 to $15 donation at St. Edward’s Catholic Church, 5788 Thornton Ave., Newark, CA 94560. Proceeds will go toward the music program at St. Edward’s.

A new Gregorian chant CD by a group of Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's classical music chart last week. The album, "Benedicta," was also the top overall seller ...